One Guard
Chapter 657: Incredible reality
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"No, that's impossible, Mike. It's not easy to get more than five assists in a single quarter." Kevin Harlan shook his head. He finally understood what Mike Breen was asking himself. Got it.
That guy Mike Breen thinks that "Magic" Johnson's record of 21 assists in a single game in the Finals may be broken by Yiyang!
But that is a record that has been sealed for 30 years. In the past 30 years, many outstanding players have emerged and sadly retired. How many great players have left their names in history. But that record has never been shaken.
Now, someone tells you that a Chinese who has only played in the NBA for four years will break one of the most difficult records in the league. This is hard for a normal person to accept.
"The Mavericks' touch is no longer as good as it was in the first half, Mike. Even if he sends a wonderful pass, his teammates may not be able to make the ball. This is not easy. Mike has also played a great game. But breaking the record? No, no, I don't think he can do it." Kevin Harlan waved his hands repeatedly.
"I didn't say this was easy, Kevin. The game is about to start, let's wait and see." Mike Breen looked at the court with interest. Maybe today, he will witness a miracle!
As the Heat and Mavericks bounced back from each other in the third quarter, the game that had already been spent was once again in suspense by the Heat. 11 points difference, 12 minutes. As long as the Heat can continue to maintain their momentum, it is not impossible to turn defeat into victory.
However, when the five Mavericks players stepped onto the court, Spoelstra, who was originally full of confidence, was stunned for a moment.
Yiyang, Nick Young, Carter Sr., Iguodala and Gobert, these five guys are not the Mavericks' regular starting five. After replacing Tony Allen and Dirk, the Mavericks' defense may be more difficult, but their mobility and scoring ability are stronger.
The Filipino looked at the Mavericks bench. Carlisle crossed his arms and stared at the court expressionlessly.
Playing with a small lineup? What kind of medicine is this guy selling in the gourd?
Not only Spoelstra, but also Mike Breen, who commented on the game, found Carlisle's change of formation a bit incredible. Carlisle has always been a relatively traditional coach, and he rarely uses "non-traditional" things like small lineups. In the mind of this academic coach, the combination of two long men and three outsiders is the most reliable.
But now in order to win the game, Carlisle must also compromise. No tactics or arrangements are absolutely safe. What the head coach has to do is to make the most correct adjustments during the game.
Seeing Nick Young play, Spoelstra also expected Wade to make a big fuss about the swingman who doesn't like to defend. But when Cole passed the ball to Wade, they discovered that the person defending Wade had changed from Nick Young to Yiyang! As for Norris Cole, Nick Young will take care of it.
This was a planned defensive switch, and Carlisle would not foolishly put his weaknesses on the table.
"Damn it!" Wade looked at Yiyang. This guy's defensive position had not shifted at all. Bosh came up with a pick-and-roll, but Wade's speed at this time couldn't even let him use the screen to get rid of Yiyang's "pursuit".
Yiyang has always been by Wade's side, making "The Flash" very uncomfortable and unable to pick up speed at all.
There was no choice but to pass the ball to James again. James faced Iguodala's two-step defense and directly took a long shot, but after a break, LeBron's hot touch had long since disappeared.
The basketball hit the neck of the basket, and the Heat lost this opportunity to narrow the point difference to single digits.
In the first three quarters of the game, Yiyang controlled the Mavericks' pace slowly and leisurely. Therefore, in the fourth quarter, in order to save energy, the Heat also gave up their insistence on retreating quickly.
But this time, when Gobert grabbed the rebound, Yiyang did not continue to control the rhythm slowly, but sprinted with the ball!
Yiyang suddenly accelerated the pace of offense and defense transitions, catching the Heat off guard. And not only Yiyang, the other four members of the Mavericks team on the court also started running!
"The Dallas Mavericks...are they going to play run-and-gun!?" Mike Breen's eyes widened. If someone had told him a minute ago that the aging Mavericks were going to play run-and-gun, he would have definitely thought that guy was crazy. Got it!
But now, the Mavericks' speed is like running and gunning!
Yiyang passed through the crowd at high speed. This was the first time in this game that he played so aggressively. Norris Cole couldn't keep up with Yiyang who was running at full speed. Yiyang dove into the penalty area and then took off for a layup!
James and Bosh immediately blocked the block, but the basketball was not thrown to the basket by Yiyang, but rose vertically!
"Did you make a mistake!?" James looked back in surprise in the air. This was Yiyang's first shot in the penalty area today. Maybe his injury affected his layup! ?
However, there were no mistakes. Rudy Gobert came from behind, stretched out his long arms, jumped up suddenly, caught Yiyang's "mistake" "layup", and smashed the ball into the frame without anyone marking him!
"Another alley-oop. This is already the fourth aerial collaboration between Yi and Rudy today! Yi's breakthrough attracted everyone's attention. Everyone thought he was going to layup, but in fact it was a layup. Wonderful pass!”
"Rudy Gobert's speed is really fast for his height range. It is said that Coach Carlisle did not let Rudy gain weight in order to maintain his flexibility in movement. It seems that this choice is extremely correct! Height At 2.18 meters tall, he can easily run up and participate in the counterattack!"
Carlisle waved his fist slightly, and the quick attack he imagined was well organized by Yiyang.
Now that I won't fight with you, your unlimited defense changes will have no use!
"It was really an entertaining game. We don't know whether this quick counterattack was accidental or Carlisle's deliberate arrangement. If the Mavericks plan to play like this throughout the fourth quarter, then the Heat's defense must adjust as soon as possible." Mike Brin couldn't help but feel worried about Spoelstra. In a battle of wits with Carlisle, the Filipino was still a bit green.
Kevin Harlan didn't care whether the alley-oop just now was wonderful or not. He only knew that Yiyang's assist count had reached 17!
Small lineups also have disadvantages. For example, the height of the inside line is easily exploited by the Heat.
Bosh and James played a pick-and-roll, and Iguodala was forced to defend the 2.11-meter-tall Bosh. Bosh didn't perform much in the entire game today, but he lived up to James' trust at the critical moment.
With an absolute height advantage, Bosh turned over and shot a jumper. Bosh made a steady hit and the Heat moved back to two points.
After Bosh scored, he was about to high-five James to celebrate, but he saw James yelling nervously: "Back off! Back off!"
Before Bosh could realize what was going on, Yiyang had already passed him with the ball! The Mavericks are still playing a fast-paced offense, giving the Heat no time to return to defense!
Yiyang ran wildly with the ball, then stopped suddenly outside the three-point line, holding the ball with both hands, ready to shoot!
Just when the Heat players stopped their cars and tried to block Yiyang again, Yiyang, who was staring at the basket, turned his wrist and passed the ball to Nick Young who slipped to the left corner.
Nick Young caught the ball and shot. He felt hot today and did not waste this open opportunity. A three-pointer from the bottom corner passed through the net, Yiyang's 18th assist!
"Fast pace is still fast pace. It's not a coincidence that the pace has suddenly accelerated. This must be Carlisle's arrangement!"
"Damn it!" Spoelstra yelled. The Heat finally gained some momentum in the third quarter, but unexpectedly that guy Carlisle made a sudden change of formation! This time, the 14-point difference weighed heavily on the Heat, and their hope of winning the game became increasingly slim.
It doesn't matter if Carlisle changes his lineup. The most important thing is that the Mavericks still have a super point guard who can turn all the head coach's arrangements into reality. The combination of Yiyang and Carlisle is simply impeccable!
Unknowingly, the Heat's rhythm was also picked up by the Mavericks. This is always the case when playing games on the court. Sometimes when the opponent speeds up the tempo, I can't help but follow suit. Even a team as sophisticated as the Spurs occasionally makes mistakes like this.
But at this time, the Heat do not have the conditions to play a fast-paced offense. Although Bosh is playing the fifth position and James is playing the fourth position, the Heat can be considered a small lineup. But unlike the Mavericks, the Heat's small lineup can't run very well.
Wade, Ray Allen and Bosh are not fast, and Norris Cole, the only player who can follow James, does not have very strong finishing ability.
As a result, this offense became James's personal offense. He went inside alone and forced a layup, closing the gap again.
But Carlisle is in no rush, the Heat are just struggling. To equalize the score, the Heat need an offensive climax. However, without defense, there can be no offensive climax!
As soon as James hit the ground after his layup, the Mavericks had already given the ball away. Heat No. 6 even felt like he was out of breath. This time, Yiyang, who needed to catch the ball, was delayed until the end. Nick Young, Iguodala and Old Carter had already rushed to the frontcourt.
Yiyang was not willing to lag behind and advanced rapidly. But as soon as he passed the midfield line, Yiyang passed the ball directly!
Ray Allen saw the basketball flying toward him, and he knew that the ball must have been passed to Iguodala behind him.
The legendary shooter of the 1996 golden generation jumped high, but failed to catch the basketball. Yiyang's pass is not intercepted so easily.
The basketball passed over Ray Allen's hands and flew right onto Iguodala's head. Iguodala easily unloaded the basketball, then jumped directly on the spot and dunked.
"Assist near the midfield line! How did he do it!? No one in this world can pass the ball so accurately!" Mike Breen was completely stunned. The game has simply become Yiyang's personal game. Performance!
In a flash, the Mavericks scored again. With 19 assists, Yiyang is only 2 away from "Magic" Johnson's record of 21 assists in a single game in the Finals!
Spoelstra stopped the game, and the Heat's defense collapsed. Yiyang's precise conduction did not give the Heat any chance to organize their defense.
After returning from the timeout, the Heat retreated much faster, but they still could not stop Yiyang's wonderful pass and the Mavericks players' off-the-ball pick-and-rolls and fast running.
With 3 minutes and 30 seconds left in the game, James' magical long-range three-pointer helped the Heat stabilize the point difference at 12 points.
This time, the Mavericks did not play fast. Yiyang controlled the rhythm as he pleased on the court, like a metronome that never made mistakes.
Kevin Harlan's face turned pale because at this time, Yiyang's assist count was already 21. "Magic" Johnson's record that had been sealed for 30 years was tied by Yiyang.
Once again, if Yiyang assists one more time, he will directly break the record!
At this time, fans and commentators around the world have discovered the mystery behind this terrifying data. People no longer pay attention to the winning or losing of this game. The reason for everyone to watch this game is to witness the birth of a new record!
This time, the Heat's defense was tight. Yiyang had no way to complete the assist directly, so he had to pass the ball to Iguodala for transfer.
At the same time, Nick Young passed the off-ball screen set up by old Carter and reached outside the three-point line to get the ball. However, Carter's screen quality was never as solid as the inside. Wade easily bypassed the pick-and-roll and completed the interference before Nick Young took action.
Nick Young himself is not a player with stable shooting. He is one of those "twitchy" players. After being interfered by Wade again, the shot missed the frame.
Gobert and Bosh competed for rebounds together. Under Bosh's interference, Gobert failed to directly grab the basketball, but clicked the ball. Unfortunately, the basketball was knocked out of bounds.
The Heat players breathed a sigh of relief. This time the defense finally succeeded. The difference is 12 points. If everything goes well, they can narrow the gap back to single digits in the next round.
Just when the players of the Heat were about to serve the baseline ball, a dark shadow flew out of the baseline and caught the ball back before the basketball hit the ground!
"Yeah, he accurately saved the ball back to Rudy Gobert!" Mike Breen shouted, and Kevin Harlan's blood pressure soared.
Yiyang's save was not just about grabbing the ball back casually. Before he saved the ball, he had already thought about whose hands he was going to save the ball.
The basketball jumped into Gobert's arms accurately. When the Heat players who had relaxed their vigilance were about to defend, Gobert had already jumped on the spot and poured the basketball into the frame!
Yiyang landed on his back, fell out of the bottom line, and slid for a distance on the waxed wooden floor. It wasn't until he bumped into the cheerleader girl's thigh that he finally stopped.
Looking at Yiyang lying on the ground, Kevin Harlan's mind went blank. An incredible save and assist, this guy's passing ability is just incredible.
And a new finals record was born!
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